Record / LU-NAT-1972

Luxembourg

Lëtzebuerger Fändel / national flag of the Grand Duchy

NationalEuropeHorizontal tricolorDual statutory ratios
Flag of Luxembourg
Wikimedia Commons public-domain asset / statutory ratio 3:5
Quick answer

Luxembourg’s national flag has three equal horizontal bands of red, white, and sky blue. The law permits both 3:5 and 1:2 proportions; this record shows the 3:5 form.

Specification

The 1972 national-emblems law defines equal red, white, and blue horizontal bands in either a 5:3 or 2:1 fly-to-hoist format. Government guidance identifies the red as Pantone 032 C and the distinctive sky blue as Pantone 299 C.

Hoist : fly shown3 : 5
Alternate ratio1 : 2
Horizontal bands1 : 1 : 1
Each band1⁄3 hoist

Reference colors

RedHEX #EF3340 / asset rendering of Pantone 032 C
WhiteHEX #FFFFFF / RGB 255, 255, 255
Sky blueHEX #00A3E0 / asset rendering of Pantone 299 C

Construction notes

For the displayed form, begin with a rectangle five units wide and three units high. Divide the hoist into three equal bands and fill them red, white, and sky blue from top to bottom. A six-unit-wide version produces the equally lawful 1:2 form without changing the bands.

Historical record

Luxembourg government history traces the country’s flag tradition to a banner recorded in 1123. The modern red, white, and blue colors derive from the historic arms. The tricolor was defined by the national-emblems law in 1972, while a 1993 measure authorized precise color standards. The current Constitution names the red-white-blue tricolor as the national emblem.

Source trail

Legilux: Law of 23 June 1972 on national emblems ↗

Legilux: Constitution, Article 4 ↗

Luxembourg government: national symbols and flag history ↗